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How a seasonal snarl-up in the mid-1500s gave us our strange rules for leap years

Really, except if you are born on February 29th, it means little . . . but how did it come about? Image: Shuttlecock Did you...
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Look up! Your guide to some of the best meteor showers for 2020

A composite image of one night watching the Orionids meteor shower. Flickr/Jeff Sullivan Where 2019 was a disappointing year for meteor showers, with two of...
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A surprisingly big black hole might have swallowed a star from the inside out, and scientists are baffled

A recently discovered black hole – found by the way it makes a nearby star wobble – is hard to square with our...
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Why do different cultures see such similar meanings in the constellations?

The Milky Way: a pattern of stars, or a pattern of gaps? Luke Busellato/Wikimedia Commons Almost every person throughout the existence of humankind has...
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An asteroid just buzzed past Earth, and we barely noticed in time

Near-Earth asteroids such as Bennu, and 2019 OK which passes close to Earth this week, pose a potential threat to our planet. NASA A...
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Five ethical questions for how we choose to use the Moon

When (if) we go back to the Moon we need some rules on behaviour. Flickr/coniferconifer, CC BY The Moon has always served as an inspiration...
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Why the idea of alien life now seems inevitable and possibly imminent

Relative sizes of planets that are in a zone potentially compatible with life: Kepler-22b, Kepler-69c, Kepler-62e, Kepler-62f and Earth (named left to right;...
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First black hole photo confirms Einstein’s theory of relativity

Finally dragged out of the shadows. Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration Black holes are long-time superstars of science fiction. But their Hollywood fame is...
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Look up! Your guide to some of the best meteor showers for 2019

The 2018 Geminids meteor shower recorded over two very cold hours on the slope of Mount Lütispitz, Switzerland.  Flickr/Lukas Schlagenhauf The year gets off to...
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Earthrise, a photo that changed the world

Earthrise: astronauts aboard Apollo 8 captured this spectacular photo of Earth rising above the lunar horizon as they emerged from behind the dark...
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Australian Rock of Ages: Number 5 – Marcie Jones

The Life and Time Stories of Australian Musicians, Performance Artists and those who commenced their their contributed to the Australian Music industry from the...

Mick Pacholli

Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972.  Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry. Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.        

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